Shanghai Noon (2000)

Directed by

Tom Dey

Genre

comedy film, action film, Western film, buddy film, martial arts film, buddy cop film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 2,800 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese Imperial Guard travels to the American West to rescue a kidnapped princess. He teams up with a charming outlaw for a series of comedic and action-filled encounters.

comedicslapsticklightheartedadventurousaction-packedwhimsicalfun

What happens

Shanghai Noon is a 2000 martial arts western action comedy film directed by Tom Dey in his feature film debut, written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu. It is the first entry in the Shanghai film series. The film, set in Nevada and other parts of the American West in the 19th century, is a juxtaposition of a Western with a kung fu action film with extended martial arts sequences, as reflected by its title, which is a wordplay on the notable western High Noon. It also has elements of slapstick comedy and the "buddy film" genre, featuring two vastly different heroes (a Chinese Imperial Guard and an American Western outlaw) who team up to stop a crime. The film premiered in Malaysia in May 19, 2000 and was released in the United States on May 26, 2000. It received generally positive reviews from critics. A sequel, Shanghai Knights, was released in 2003, with Chan and Wilson reprising their roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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